Animalia Life
Tinamus osgoodi
TAXONOMY
Tinamus osgoodi Conover, 1949, Curzo, Peru. Two subspecies.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
French: Tinamou noir; German: Schwartztinamu; Spanish:
Tinamъ Negro.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
17 in (43 cm). Females are slightly larger. Sooty brown belly;
vent is chestnut with black speckling.
DISTRIBUTION
Known only from two restricted and widely separated localities—
the upper Magdalena valley in southern Colombia (subspecies
T. o. hershkovitzi) and the Marcapata valley in
southeastern Peru (T. o. osgoodi).
HABITAT
Humid, high-altitude tropical forest, 5,000–7,000 ft (1,500–2,100
m), where epiphytes, tree ferns, bromeliads, and moss abound.
BEHAVIOR
The call is a simple, descending whistle.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Not known.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
The only nest found was on the ground and contained two
glossy blue eggs.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Vulnerable. Threatened by habitat destruction.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
None known.
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